Ministry of Rural Development
Increase in Rural Wages
As per the information shared by Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment, the Labour Bureau compiles and maintains average daily wage rate data in respect of selected agricultural and non-agricultural occupations on the basis of the data collected by the Field Operation Division  of National Statistical Office , Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation from a fixed set of 600 sample villages spread over 20 States.
Month-wise average daily wage rate in respect of Non-Agricultural Occupation along with the Consumer Price Index for Rural Labourers  from January 2017 to 2022 is given at Annexure-I.
As per Section 6  of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act , 2005, the Central Government may by notification specify the wage rate for unskilled work for its beneficiaries. Accordingly, the Ministry of Rural Development notifies Mahatma Gandhi NREGA wage rate for every financial year for States/UTs. To compensate the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA workers against inflation, the Ministry of Rural Development revises the wage rate every financial year based on change in Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers . If the calculated wage rate of any State is coming lower than the wage rate of the previous financial year, it is being protected by maintaining the previous financial year's wage rate. The revised wage rate is made applicable from 1st April of each financial year. However, State Governments can provide wages over and above the wage rate notified by the Central Government under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA.
Annexure-I
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Month-wise average daily wage rates in respect of Non-Agricultural Occupation along with Consumer Price Index for Rural Labourers  from January 2017 to December, 2022.
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Year
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Month
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Wage Rate
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CPI-RL
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Year
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Month
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Wage Rate
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CPI-RL
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2017
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January
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266.38
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876
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2018
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January
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277.31
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901
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February
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267.67
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874
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February
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278.03
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896
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March
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268.23
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872
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March
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278.94
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894
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April
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268.89
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876
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April
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279.20
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896
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May
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269.05
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878
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May
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279.82
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899
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June
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270.03
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884
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June
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280.92
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902
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July
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271.04
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890
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July
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282.05
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910
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August
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272.61
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900
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August
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284.49
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915
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September
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273.73
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899
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September
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285.20
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917
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October
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274.85
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907
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October
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285.24
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920
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November
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275.86
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910
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November
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286.00
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921
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December
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275.72
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906
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December
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287.27
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921
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2019
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January
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288.71
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923
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2020
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January
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296.63
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1021
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February
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288.95
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925
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February
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297.29
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1016
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March
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289.43
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932
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March
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297.25
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1013
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April
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289.96
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939
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|April
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-
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1019
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May
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291.20
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948
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May
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319.47
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1025
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June
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291.82
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957
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June
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319.23
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1024
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July
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292.08
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965
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July
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320.99
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1028
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August
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293.22
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972
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August
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316.04
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1033
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September
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293.29
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983
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September
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310.88
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1043
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October
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294.09
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993
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October
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311.37
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1057
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November
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294.62
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1006
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November
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311.01
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1065
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December
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295.03
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1019
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December
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311.92
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1053
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2021
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January
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313.69
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1045
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2022
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January
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331.54
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1105
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February
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316.00
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1044
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February
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335.34
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1106
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March
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317.62
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1043
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March
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337.41
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1109
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April
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318.43
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1049
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|April
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339.54
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1119
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May
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320.18
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1057
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May
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340.79
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1131
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June
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320.22
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1065
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June
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342.51
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1137
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July
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322.60
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1070
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July
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344.58
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1143
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August
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323.35
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1074
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August
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346.20
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1152
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September
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325.58
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1076
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September
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347.23
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1161
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October
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327.08
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1090
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October
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349.68
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1170
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November
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327.68
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1101
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November
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350.93
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1178
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December
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329.26
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1106
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December
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351.41
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1179Due to Covid pandemic, the data for the month of April, 2020 could not be collected and compiled.
This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Rural Development, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.